Record ID: HESH-D83230
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete fragment from the lower part of a late Iron Age / early Roman , proto Nauheim or Nauheim derivative brooch c. 50BC – 50 AD. The fragment consists of the lower segment of a relatively simple sheet metal bow, and a fragment of the turned catchplate / foot. The break is relatively old and has a similar patina to that of the brooch suggesting damage pre-deposition. The brooch fragment measures 44.9mm length, 23.5mm width across the bow and is 1.1mm thick also across the bow, and weighs 1.55 grams. The upper bow, including the spring/ hinge and head of the brooch, is lost…
Created on: Friday 15th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-C31016
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete fragment from a late Iron Age La Tène III style brooch c. 100BC - 50 AD, possibly being similar to a Winchester Type, bow brooch. The fragment is incomplete and consists of the upper bow - inturned foot / catchplate. The upper part of the bow, including the head and turned spring are missing. The break is relatively old and has a similar patina to that of the brooch suggesting damage in antiquity / pre-deposition. The brooch fragment measures 34.3mm length, 6.8mm width across the upper bow and is 1.9mm thick also across the bow at the same point. It weighs 5.95 gr…
Created on: Thursday 14th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-8502C4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Telford and Wrekin
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast copper alloy one piece Colchester brooch of very late Iron Age to Early Roman date (1-75 AD). The head of the brooch is relatively small and two small stumpy wings extend from either edge. The wings are short and solid with a semi-cylindrical solid D shaped cross section. The spring is formed from a coiled length of copper alloy wire which has been integrally cast with the body of the brooch. This wire extends from the reverse head of the brooch and has is broken close to the head. This spring would also have been secured by a rearward facing integral cast hook. The spr…
Created on: Monday 11th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wellington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-C02892
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unidentified cast copper alloy artefact of potential late Iron Age – Roman date (100 BC – 250 AD). The fragment is made from a heavily leaded bronze and resembles stylistically the shape of a linch pin terminal, however, the overall size and composition differs from the known artefact type. The foot has an irregular square shaped socket which must taper along the shaft. The socket is filled with an iron corrosion and the remains of part of an iron fitting. From the foot the socket tapers into a shallow D shaped arm which is slightly bent and then flares into a pointed oval head …
Created on: Wednesday 18th February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hopton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-116CA2
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy strap fitting / strap slide of probable Late Iron Age or native influenced Early Roman date (100 BC – 150 AD). The mount is oval with pointed terminals (vesica or eye shaped) in plan and broadly D shaped in cross section. The fitting measures 35.7mm in length, 19.6mm width and is 13.2mm thick. It weighs 11.57 grams. The front face of the mount is decorated with a raised and recessed cast pattern. This consists of two raised projections /ridges at either terminal of the fitting, these ridges flare and split to form a broadly circular panel. Within this panel …
Created on: Tuesday 23rd December 2008
Last updated: Friday 3rd August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Condover', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-897C33
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy looped fitting of probably late Iron Age or Roman date (300BC – 300 AD). The function of this loop is unknown, but it is likely to be either associated with horse furniture or possibly domestic goods –such as bowls. In form it resembles a toggle. The fragment consists of a horizontal bar from which an incomplete oval loop extends / conjoins. The loop is broken in two places and both breaks are relatively recent being both irregularly crisp and un-patinated. The cross section of the loop is distinctly triangular in shape. In plan and cross section the fragment is i…
Created on: Wednesday 29th October 2008
Last updated: Friday 15th November 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ellesmere area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-C96C96
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Telford and Wrekin
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy bovine (bulls head) vessel / bucket mount dated to the late Iron Age / Early Roman period 300 BC – 300 AD. The style of this example is more likely to be early Roman in date and be attributed to a long lived ‘Celtic’ or ‘Native’ Iron Age or Romano-British trend. The mount is an irregular triangular shape in plan and D shaped in cross section. The sides of the mount are slightly faceted and the rear face is concave with an irregular cell shaped depression. The mount measures 35.1mm length, 34mm maximum width, is a maximum 15.6mm thick and weighs 16.26 grams…
Created on: Monday 20th October 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Telford and Wrekin', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-A4D218
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete whetstone of probable Early Medieval or Medieval date (c.800 – 1400). The whetstone is formed from a very fine sedimentary mica rich sandstone or siltstone and bedding planes are clearly visible in the profile. The whetstone is broadly sub-rectangular in plane with slightly tapering sides, and is also sub-rectangular in cross section. The edges are slightly bevelled. A relatively small suspension hole has been drilled in the upper part of the whetstone; this has been achieved by drilling (probably using a bow saw / drill) from both edges which has created an egg-timer shap…
Created on: Wednesday 24th September 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 8th August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Weobley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-EA57F3
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy ring, probably a finger ring, of probable late Iron Age or Roman date (50BC - 300 AD). The ring is cast in one piece and is relatively large and heavy. It has been much abraded in the plough soil and lost a considerable amount of its surface. The ring is relatively uniform in diameter and broadly D shaped in cross section. It is decorated with a single circumferential recessed band which divides the ring unevenly. There seems to be no other surface decoration present. The ring has a maximum outer diameter of 28.3mm and a maximum internal diameter of 19.8mm. The ring is …
Created on: Wednesday 3rd September 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd September 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-EF8A56
Object type: PIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
An enamelled cast copper alloy pin, mount or stud of probable later Iron Age or Early Roman date (100 BC-100AD). It is broadly circular when viewed from above, with a hemispherical head and a sub-cylindrical shaft emerging from the centre of the curved surface. It measures 17.2mm length, has a maximum diameter of 13.3mm and weighs 4.46g. The head has a deep concave recess in the top filled with a red glass-like enamel which has been abraded and damaged. The enamel does not fill the recess, but seems to have a concave surface. The outer edges of the head are not decorated, although …
Created on: Tuesday 29th July 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 10th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shrewsbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-E00294
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy bovine (bulls head) vessel / bucket mount dated to the late Iron Age / Early Roman period 100 BC – 200 AD. The mount is realised in three dimensions; being an irregular triangular shape in plan and sub-rectangular (broadly D shaped) in cross section. The sides of the mount are rounded and deliberately faceted and the rear face is relatively flat with two much corroded iron projections. The mount measures 41.8mm length, 39.2mm width, is a maximum 19.3mm thick and weighs 55.84 grams. The front face of the bulls is most elaborately decorated. The top edge of the b…
Created on: Wednesday 16th July 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Cheshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-B4C295
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold quarter stater of Verica (c. AD 10-40) References: BMC 1179 VA 466
Created on: Monday 14th July 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 8th February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Crawley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-782C85
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
This artefact has been studied by staff at the National Museum and Galleries of Wales: Cardiff. Sincere thanks are due to both Dr Gwilt and Ms Davies for their time and expertise in providing such a good record of this rare and important find. A late Iron Age Scabbard Mount from the Oswestry Area, North Shropshire. Report compiled by Adam Gwilt (Curator of later prehistoric collections) and Mary Davies (Conservator). National Museum of Wales: Cardiff. Description Length 69.4mm max, height of front plate 22.8mm, external width of hoop 17.5mm, internal length 63.7mm, internal wi…
Created on: Friday 11th July 2008
Last updated: Friday 7th June 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Oswestry', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-145E67
Object type: TOGGLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver toggle or fitting with globular knop on each side. Narrow body expanding at each end into a globule, creating an overall dumb-bell shape. Globules are of un-uniform size. Copper-alloy and bone examples of similar objects have been dated to the Iron Age, a similar shaped toggle can be found in Read (2005). An Iron Age object of this type is extremely rare. Analysis results of the toggle show that it is 97% silver the rest being copper, with traces of lead and gold; the amount of gold indicates that this toggle is not of Iron Age date, the manufacturing technique correspond…
Created on: Thursday 12th June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ross-on-Wye', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-672761
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy penanular (open) bracelet or armlet dating from the Later Iron Age or early Roman (Romano-British) period (300 BC - 100 AD). The bracelet has been turned in upon itself, so that the two terminals now overlap, and the band of the bracelet has been slightly compressed. In plan the bracelet is an irregular oval shape and in profile it is broadly sub-rectangular. The body of the bracelet is a uniform with and thickness, but the terminals taper in width and slightly expand in thickness. The bracelet measures 33mm length and 32.6mm width. The body of the bracelet is 9mm hig…
Created on: Wednesday 4th June 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ellesmere', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-E8A211
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast copper alloy La Tène I style bow brooch of later Iron Age date (400-250BC). The brooch is formed from one length of cast copper alloy, it is complete apart from the loss of the pin. The spring is formed from the cast wire at the head of the brooch being turned six times, three either side of the bow. The two edges of the spring are joined by an external looped cord which also forms a small loop. Through the centre of the spring is a single length of iron bar, presumably acting as an axis bar. This bar has been heavily corroded and a large fragment of encrusted iron cor…
Created on: Thursday 29th May 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ellesmere', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-F48C56
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Inscribed gold stater of the Dobunni (western) group, c. 20 BC - c. AD 5. The coin is inscribed CORI[O]. Rudd ABC 2048; BMC 3064-3102.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd April 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-621932
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast copper alloy bow brooch of probable late Iron Age or early Roman date (100BC - 300AD). The head of the brooch is unusually and consists of a recessed socket, which may have held an axis bar and pin (now both loss). The preservation of the head is relatively poor and the socket has been heavily abraded. The head extends into the bow of the brooch and tapers along its length. The profile of the bow elegantly curved (broadly comma shaped). The bow is broadly D shaped in cross section. It extends to a blunted heavily abraded foot with the remnants of a catch-plate on its in…
Created on: Wednesday 16th April 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Telford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-4DC0F4
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy strap fitting, belt slide, of probable very late Iron Age or more likely an early Roman date (50 - 200AD). The strap fitting is broadly sub-rectangular in both plan and profile. It is cast in one piece. The front plate is decorated with a series of cast designs; these consist of a central raised rib with a centrally positioned circumferential groove dividing the ridge into two parts. Either side of this central rib the surface tapers and then expands to form two similar ridges at either edge of the strap fitting. Both these terminal ridges have similar grooves to thos…
Created on: Wednesday 9th January 2008
Last updated: Sunday 24th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ross-on-Wye', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-4C6224
Object type: BUTTON AND LOOP FASTENER
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy button and loop fastener of Wild's Class I from the late Iron Age or early Roman date (100 BC - 150 AD). The head of the button and loop fastener and part of the integral cast shank survive. The fastening loop is lost. The head of the faster is broadly sub-triangular in plan being formed from three conjoined circular bosses. The edges of the button head are beveled. It measures 24.2mm in length, 24.4mm wide and is 3.9mm thick. The integral cast shank (loop) is attached toward one end of the rear of the button (head) and offset at approximately 80° to th…
Created on: Wednesday 9th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ross-on-Wye', grid reference and parish protected.